Bluefish Point

[Spanker]

Hi Gents,

I haven't been fishing for 6 months so was tops to get out for a bash. My missus came out fishing with me for the first time as part of a birthday weekend, with my folks minding the kids for the weekend yipee .

We got up at 0430 and with much moaning drove down to the poo station carpark at North Head. We followed the path down to the cliffs, ambled down the rope and across to my favourite ledge.

The morning was beautiful enough (grey and clouding but stunning area) that the missus stopped grumbling and started enjoying herself. I had picked up no frills tinned catfood - pilchars in aspice - , breadcrumbs and a loaf of bread for berley and started laying it out straight away. Actually the wife enjoyed the berleyign more than the fishing hehe.

So the plan was to berley up some bream and throw some lightly waited peeled prawns into the wash and aslo to see if we could attract some yellowtail. Part A of the plan got off with bang. Missus starts striking madly and I tell her to calm down a bit. She takes this well and next thing you know she is on! Fish came in to the ledge pretty quick but went deep and the surging wash was not helping. After a couple of small runs she walks it over to a smaller ledge and washes it up - nice fat bream - you beauty!!!

Wife thoroughly enjoying herself now, I am getting nervous. I flick out a few more baits trying to get away from pickers when BANG I am on - 2 seconds of zzz and then gone. Pull in the line...curses...knott had pulled. Berating myself I rerig and spend half an hour watching the missus dance around getting more bites but no hook ups while I get nothing. I remember this is MY birthday thing and suddenly I am not so exicted about her getting all the action hehe.

Wash is boiling away and I have half brought in my line when I a solid bite and hook up. Kick kick kick zzzzzzzzzzz snap....? No bream, several solid kicks followed by an even run and then snapped off on the bottom? I don't know what it was, maybe a big drummer?

I was feeling a bit dirty about losing two nice fish and had just through in the last of the catfood when I get that fantastic hookup and pull in a beautiful bream. I have photos and will post soon with stats but the biggest bream I have every caught, maybe 1kg.

Part by was to catch yellowtail on a bait gig and throw one out on my big rod for kingy but couldn't get 'em on the line despite keeping a school arund for 15 minutes with the burley, oh well.

Okay I am stoked now, we finish up, head home for a big fried breaky and back to bed.

I think we had a good plan and although it didn't all come together it was still great tyo land a couple of tops bream - Perfect

Spanker

[Guest fishrunner]

Well done , sounds like the wife may venture down there again!, I don't think I would ever get my girlfriend down a rope to the ledge I use to fish,- got a boat now so it's a different story.

Congratulations on the pb bream, looking forward to photo's.

cheers

[Lizard 1]

awesome report mate looking forward to the foto's to! btw happy bday!

[Spanker]

Thanks gents. The missus got dragged around relentlessly by her father when a lot younger and so kind of views fishing as sitting around forever waiting to go. I think the weekend was good in that it showed it can be good exercise, take you to magnificent spots at beautiful times of the day (dawn and dusk) AND be heaps of fun pulling qulaity fish.

Anyway I have learnt heaps from you blokes out there about having a plan, berley, trying to catch live bait and fishing structure.

Heading up to Nelson Bay end of May for a week -can't wait

I always catch a heap of tailor off tomaree heads and will be trying to bust my kingfish cherrie!

Spanker